Tai Poutini Polytechnic (TPP) is a New Zealand company that aims to provide tertiary education meeting the needs of
West Coast students and businesses. TPP's West Coast programmes include tourism and hospitality training across the retail and service sector, outdoor education training, agriculture, extractive/mining, and specialist jade and hard stone carving programmes.
TPP provides educational opportunities for approximately 6,000 students annually through full or part-time study options. Its objective is to facilitate employment opportunities within the local community. To achieve this, TPP collaborates with industry partners and local employers to tailor training programs to the specific needs of the West Coast region. Training is conducted at local campuses situated in
Greymouth
Greymouth () (Māori language, Māori: ''Māwhera'') is the largest town in the West Coast, New Zealand, West Coast List of regions in New Zealand, region in the South Island of New Zealand, and the seat of the Grey District Council. The populat ...
and
Westport, supplemented by on-site training at diverse locations throughout the region. This approach enables students to encounter real-world work requirements during their education.
In addition to their West Coast–based programmes, TPP also offers a variety of national niche programmes at sites from
Wānaka
Wānaka () is a popular ski and summer resort town in the Otago region of the South Island of New Zealand. At the southern end of Lake Wānaka, it is at the start of the Clutha River and is the gateway to Mount Aspiring National Park.
Wānaka ...
to
Auckland
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, encompassing:
*emergency management and search and rescue training through our Emergency Management Department;
*industry training including scaffolding, industrial ropes, rigging, and cranes;
*civil construction industry training;
*
ski patrol training based in Wānaka.
In 2017, TPP received a rating of 4 from the
New Zealand Qualifications Authority
The New Zealand Qualifications Authority (NZQA; ) is the New Zealand government Crown entity tasked with administering educational assessment and qualifications. It was established by the Education Act 1989.
NZQA administers the National Cert ...
, the worst rating received for a polytechnic institute. In 2018, the New Zealand–based media company
Stuff
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*Physical matter
*General, unspecific things, or entities
Arts, media, and entertainment
Books
*''Stuff'' (1997), a novel by Joseph Connolly
*''Stuff'' (2005), a book by Jeremy Strong
Fictional c ...
release
an articleabout TPP criticizing Tai Poutini Polytechnic.
On 1 April 2020, Tai Poutini Polytechnic was subsumed into
Te Pūkenga – New Zealand Institute of Skills and Technology alongside the 15 other Institutes of Technology and Polytechnics (ITPs).
Programmes
Tai Poutini offers a range of mainstream and specialist programmes. Specialist outdoor education programmes, including ski patrol, are located in the South Island. The polytechnic's one and two year jade carving programmes are unique to New Zealand, and are situated near the source of West Coast jade.
Study options:
References
External links
Official website
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Te Pūkenga – New Zealand Institute of Skills and Technology
Education in the West Coast Region
Greymouth
2020 disestablishments in New Zealand